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Millwall Online 8, Dulwich Hamlet Supporters 1, 19/01/08
Recent crowds of fewer than 5,000 at The Den suggest that the Millwall could do with a little extra help. I'm not saying that the Lions are a charity case, but the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters' team was only too pleased to help out our near neighbours in a fundraising match held at Burgess Park on Saturday morning.
The Royal Marsden in Sutton was the recipient, a hospital that has recently treated the Goddaughter of one of the Millwall players, as well as former Dulwich all-round good egg, Martin Eede. It made perfect sense for the pink 'n blue boys to join together with our foes for some South London bonding.
The word on the Bermondsey streets is that the Millwall online virtual community actually outnumbers the dwindling fan base at The Den on match days. They certainly made more noise and brought back the good old days of fear and intimidation for all things associated with Millwall - and that was just the Millwall WAGS along the touchline.
It was a case of the morning after for the friendly Lions fella running the line with his flag. Technological advancement for Assistant Referees has come a long way in recent years. I've not seen the flag wavers in the Premiership running up and down with a can (or two) of Red Stripe though.
'Where is Dulwich?' enquired the lager-drinking Lino. You don't find many street drinkers along Lordship Lane, but then when was the last time you saw a Dulwich Mum down at The Den?
'No one knows us, we don’t care...' etc.
Played against the backdrop of bruising skies over the Aylesbury, some of the tackles were bruising as well. A shock early goal for Dulwich had us dreaming. So much so that our South London friends bagged four more before the break.
With a planned European trip to Namur in Belgium next week, continental tactics were on our mind at halftime. That's not something our Millwall mates have been able to boast for sometime.
They may be called Millwall Online but they were certainly offside for a failed attempt at a ninth goal. Given the charitable occasion, it was a little harsh for the young fella (probably just out of Primary school) to have a lino with a half finished can of Red Stripe flagging him down, just as the goal celebrations started. Still, the young pup deservedly got the Man of the Match award, and he can take tall tales back to the playground on Monday about how the beautiful game is played by real men (booze, blue language and bruising.)
The Dulwich squad rotation worked well on the charitable front. We deliberately picked twenty players, doubling the match fee money and boosting the funds for the Royal Marsden. I like to think that the score might have been different if I had played longer than 45 minutes: 16-1 rather 8-1 perhaps.
With all the football attention in recent weeks up in Tyneside, Saturday morning at Burgess Park was where you could find the true Beautiful Game. The grass roots that the FA likes to talk about as easily as it likes to dismiss, was on show in South London. Two teams, equally committed to club and comradeship, engaging in a friendly local rivalry.
Charity begins at home.
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| Saturday 19 January, 2008 |
Millwall Online 8, Dulwich Hamlet Supporters 1, 19/01/08
Recent crowds of fewer than 5,000 at The Den suggest that the Millwall could do with a little extra help. I'm not saying that the Lions are a charity case, but the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters' team was only too pleased to help out our near neighbours in a fundraising match held at Burgess Park on Saturday morning.
The Royal Marsden in Sutton was the recipient, a hospital that has recently treated the Goddaughter of one of the Millwall players, as well as former Dulwich all-round good egg, Martin Eede. It made perfect sense for the pink 'n blue boys to join together with our foes for some South London bonding.
The word on the Bermondsey streets is that the Millwall online virtual community actually outnumbers the dwindling fan base at The Den on match days. They certainly made more noise and brought back the good old days of fear and intimidation for all things associated with Millwall - and that was just the Millwall WAGS along the touchline.
It was a case of the morning after for the friendly Lions fella running the line with his flag. Technological advancement for Assistant Referees has come a long way in recent years. I've not seen the flag wavers in the Premiership running up and down with a can (or two) of Red Stripe though.
'Where is Dulwich?' enquired the lager-drinking Lino. You don't find many street drinkers along Lordship Lane, but then when was the last time you saw a Dulwich Mum down at The Den?
'No one knows us, we don’t care...' etc.
Played against the backdrop of bruising skies over the Aylesbury, some of the tackles were bruising as well. A shock early goal for Dulwich had us dreaming. So much so that our South London friends bagged four more before the break.
With a planned European trip to Namur in Belgium next week, continental tactics were on our mind at halftime. That's not something our Millwall mates have been able to boast for sometime.
They may be called Millwall Online but they were certainly offside for a failed attempt at a ninth goal. Given the charitable occasion, it was a little harsh for the young fella (probably just out of Primary school) to have a lino with a half finished can of Red Stripe flagging him down, just as the goal celebrations started. Still, the young pup deservedly got the Man of the Match award, and he can take tall tales back to the playground on Monday about how the beautiful game is played by real men (booze, blue language and bruising.)
The Dulwich squad rotation worked well on the charitable front. We deliberately picked twenty players, doubling the match fee money and boosting the funds for the Royal Marsden. I like to think that the score might have been different if I had played longer than 45 minutes: 16-1 rather 8-1 perhaps.
With all the football attention in recent weeks up in Tyneside, Saturday morning at Burgess Park was where you could find the true Beautiful Game. The grass roots that the FA likes to talk about as easily as it likes to dismiss, was on show in South London. Two teams, equally committed to club and comradeship, engaging in a friendly local rivalry.
Charity begins at home.
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